CJ400 Constitutional Law in Crim Just

for S1H 2010

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Course Description:CJ400 Constitutional Law in Criminal Justice: This advanced course is an in-depth study of the US Constitution as it applies to law enforcement, the courts, and corrections, including an examination of recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court. Prerequisites: Junior standing. 3:0:3

Educational Philosophy: The facilitator’s educational philosophy is one of interactiveness based on lectures, readings, dialogues, examinations, and writings. The facilitator will encourage the lively exploration of ideas, issues and contradictions.

Learning Outcomes:Core Learning Outcomes

Evaluate the American criminal justice system, law enforcement, and criminal law, using the U.S. Constitution.

Analyze recent constitutional issues, based on the right to privacy and the Exclusionary Rule, including electronic surveillance.

For CJ400, you must conduct research on a constitutional issue approved by your instructor and write a paper analyzing what you find, using U.S. Constitutional provisions, statutes, and court cases to support how you would solve the constitutional issue, and discussing social policy implications of your solution to the issue.

The purposes in conducting this research and writing this paper are to improve your ability to synthesize, analyze, and evaluate information carefully and objectively, using the U.S. Constitution, statutes, and U.S. Supreme Court cases; use this information to propose a solution to a constitutional issue; discuss social policy implications of your solution; and present your ideas in clear written form directed to a specific audience, in this case, your class.

To complete this research paper, you should:

Select a current constitutional issue and have it approved by your instructor.

Research the provision(s) of the United States Constitution that are at the heart of the issue.

Research any federal or state statutes that impact this issue.

Research previous decisions of the United States Supreme Court that impact this issue.

Search for any pending case(s) before the U.S. Supreme Court that may involve this issue.

Based on your research, determine what should be the solution of this constitutional issue.

Consider social policy implications of your solution.

Write a paper explaining the issue, your proposed outcome, the social policy implications of your solution, and the research that supports your outcome.

Your paper must include:

A cover page

Introduction

Clear statement of the constitutional issue

Discussion of your research

Clear statement of your proposed solution, with supporting argument

Discussion of social policy implications of your solution

Reference page, using APA style

The text of this paper should be at least 3,750 words or fifteen computer-generated/typewritten double-spaced pages long. You must demonstrate that you understand the terminology and the concepts used in constitutional law, and how constitutional provisions, statutes, and case decisions are interrelated.You must demonstrate that you can synthesize, analyze, and evaluate information. You must use correct APA format in source citations in both the body of the paper and in the reference page.

You will present your paper in class during the last week of class. If you are taking this course online, you will answer questions from your classmates about your paper in a discussion thread created for this purpose.

Students will be expected to read the assigned chapters in the textbook and participate in classroom discussions based upon the assigned subject matter.For this class you must conduct research on a constitutional issue and write a paper analyzing what you find, using U.S. Constitutional provisions, statutes, and court cases to support how you would solve the constitutional issue, and discussing social policy implications of your solution to the issue. Students will also be graded on their presentations based on the Contstitutional issues researched for their research paper.

Students will have a midterm examination and a final examination.

Grading:

Class participation 10%

Midterm exam 30%

Research paper and presentation 30%

Final exam 30%

Late Submission of Course Materials:

Late submissions of materials will result in a reduction of the grade by 10 points per class.

Classroom Rules of Conduct:

Students are expected to come to class prepared to participate in discussions based upon the assigned materials. Students are to treat each other and the professor respectfully. Disruption of the classroom is unacceptable. Any concerns and suggestions regarding classroom conduct should be brought directly to the professor's attention outside of class time.

Course Topic/Dates/Assignments:

January 11 Chapter 1 The Meaning of Criminal Procedure

January 13 Chapter 2 The Fourth Amendment and the Exclusionary Rule

January 18 Chapter 3 Essential Fourth Amendment Doctrines

January 20 Chapter 4 Arrest and Stop under the Fourth Amendment

*Research Paper Topics Due 1/22/09

January 25 Chapter 5 Warrantless Searches

January 27 Chapter 6 The Right to Counsel

February 1 Chapter 7 Interrogation and the Law of Confessions

February 3 Midterm Review

February 8 MIDTERM EXAM

February 10 Chapter 8 Identification of Suspects: Lineups and Showups

February 15 Chapter 9 Entrapment

February 17 Chapter 10 The Pretrial Process

February 22 Chapter 11 The Trial Process

February 24 PRESENTATIONS *Research paper due after presentation.

March 1 Review for Final Exam

March 3 FINAL EXAM

Academic Honesty:Academic integrity is the foundation of the academic community. Because each student has the primary responsibility for being academically honest, students are advised to read and understand all sections of this policy relating to standards of conduct and academic life. Park University 2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog Page 87

Plagiarism:Plagiarism involves the use of quotations without quotation marks, the use of quotations without indication of the source, the use of another's idea without acknowledging the source, the submission of a paper, laboratory report, project, or class assignment (any portion of such) prepared by another person, or incorrect paraphrasing. Park University 2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog Page 92

The instructor may excuse absences for valid reasons, but missed work must be made up within the semester/term of enrollment.

Work missed through unexcused absences must also be made up within the semester/term of enrollment, but unexcused absences may carry further penalties.

In the event of two consecutive weeks of unexcused absences in a semester/term of enrollment, the student will be administratively withdrawn, resulting in a grade of "F".

A "Contract for Incomplete" will not be issued to a student who has unexcused or excessive absences recorded for a course.

Students receiving Military Tuition Assistance or Veterans Administration educational benefits must not exceed three unexcused absences in the semester/term of enrollment. Excessive absences will be reported to the appropriate agency and may result in a monetary penalty to the student.

Report of a "F" grade (attendance or academic) resulting from excessive absence for those students who are receiving financial assistance from agencies not mentioned in item 5 above will be reported to the appropriate agency.

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Rubric

Competency

Exceeds Expectation (3)

Meets Expectation (2)

Does Not Meet Expectation (1)

No Evidence (0)

Evaluation Outcomes1

Appraises the sources into congruous and thoughtful conclusions - thoughtful implies some original thinking

Appraises the sources into congruous conclusions

Appraises the sources into conclusions

Evaluation is not present in artifact

Synthesis Outcomes2

Combines constitutional provisions, statutes, and cases (more than 5) into a consistent whole

Combines constitutional provisions, statutes, and cases (3 to 5) into a consistent whole

Combines two of the three types of sources into a consistent whole

Fails to combine at least two of the three types of sources into a consistent whole

Analysis Outcomes2

Analyzes key elements using more than 5 sources

Analyzes key elements using 3 to 5 sources

Analyzes key elements using fewer than 3 sources

Analysis is not present in artifact

Application Outcomes2

The artifact shows multiple instances and exceptional understanding of terminology and concepts throughout the paper

The artifact shows sufficient and satisfactory use of terminology and concepts throughout the paper

The artifact shows little and unsatisfactory use of terminology and concepts throughout the paper

The artifact fails to demonstrate an understanding of terminology and concepts appropriate to the profession

Content of Communication Outcomes3

Each section contains sufficient information that make the artifact a model for other students or publishable

Each section contains sufficient information that make the artifact easily readable and understandable

The artifact is readable and understandable but it is sometimes difficult to transition from one section to another

The relationship is hard to understand. The artifact is difficult to read.

Technical Skill in Communicating Outcomes3

The artifact contains fewer than 5 errors in the APA writing convention and in the paper presentation (spelling, grammar, etc.)

The artifact contains 5 to 10 errors in the APA writing convention and in the paper presentation (spelling, grammar, etc.)

The artifact contains more than 10 errors in the APA writing convention and in the paper presentation (spelling, grammar, etc.)

The artifact contains so many errors in the APA writing convention or in the paper presentation that it is difficult to read

Disciplinary Competency Outcomes1

analyzes previous laws and cases to decide the current constitutional issue in criminal justice and future implications of the resolution of this issue

analyzes previous laws or cases (but not both) to decide the current constitutional issue in criminal justice and future implications of the resolution of this issue

analyzes previous laws or cases (but not both) to decide the current constitutional issue in criminal justice, but fails to discuss future implications of the resolution of this issue

shows no relationship between past issues and today's world

Disciplinary Competency Outcomes2

clearly discusses social policy implications of the proposed solution to the constitutional issue

discusses social policy implications of the proposed solution to the constitutional issue

mentions social policy

no discussion of social policy

Disciplinary Competency Outcomes3

see effective communication sections above

see effective communication sections above

see effective communication sections above

see effective communication sections above

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